Escobaria sneedii
Escobaria sneedii
Escobaria sneedii is a flowering plant in the genus Escobaria from the cactus family ( Cactaceae ). The epithet honors the type JR Sneed, the discoverer of the Art Escobaria sneedii is hardy in Central Europe. English common names are " Lee's Pincushion ", " Sneed 's Cory - Cactus ", " Sneed 's Escobaria " and " Sneed 's Pincushion ".
Description
The vielsprossigen plants are usually branched and form large cushion. The cylindrical, densely covered with spines stems reach heights of growth from 2.5 to 7.5 inches and a diameter of 1.2 to 2.5 centimeters. The warts are long and 2 millimeters. The 6-9 upright, white central spines are 4.5 to 9 millimeters long. The 25-25 marginal teeth are straight and white. They are 4.5 to 6 millimeters long.
The white flowers are 1.2 to 2 inches long and in diameter. The bloom has a pink or margentafarbene center. The green or red fruits are up to 1.5 inches long and sometimes have a few hairy scales.
Systematics, distribution and hazard
Escobaria sneedii is in the U.S. states: Texas widespread in the Franklin Mountains and in New Mexico in the Guadalupe Mountains.
The first description was made in 1923 by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose.
There are, among others, the following synonyms: Coryphantha sneedii ( Britton & Rose) A.Berger (1929) and Mammillaria sneedii ( Britton & Rose) Cory (1936).
There are two subspecies:
- Escobaria sneedii subsp. sneedii
- Escobaria sneedii subsp. leei (Rose ex Boed. ) D.R.Hunt: The subspecies was originally described leei by Joseph Nelson Rose and Frederick Boedeker 1933 Escobaria. Nigel Paul Taylor she received as a subspecies 1997 Escobaria sneedii with a.
The species is critically endangered and has been included in Appendix I of CITES. In the Red List of Threatened Species IUCN, the type is known as " Least Concern ( LC) ," ie, than not led at risk.